![]() It's always a shame when a fascinating premise is wasted via shoddy execution & this underdeveloped short film does exactly that squandering the original concept it had (depicting a little known part of recent history which relevantly reinforces the importance of valuing human life in modern society, lensing the T4 program of Nazi Germany through the perspective of a disabled infant) by choosing to blatantly misrepresent genuine events for the sake of filming what is essentially a random 6 minute chase sequence - that does little to convey the meaning it's attempting to imbue within the narrative. Thank you Netflix for this thought-provoking film, because it's rare that the disabled are spotlighted and not just seen as a sidekick, burden or the brunt of a joke. Why, because we live in a society that sees having a disability as a weakness. With the roadblocks, red-tape, potholes, policies, rules, regulations and our politicians forgetting that the disabled exists until they need votes, they are truly the forgotten people and sometimes dealing with the government insanity, I almost think the powers-that-be would be more than happy for the disabled to just disappear, never to be heard of again. I know firsthand with caring for my severely disabled cousin. And the disabled are still treated like disposable marginalized members of our society. 300,000 people with disabilities were murdered under the Nazi regime (many of which were children) and another 400,000 were forcibly sterilized. It advocates for those with limb differences being very capable of living just as full of a life as anyone else, balanced against a shameful period in 20th century history. ![]() ![]() "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" is brilliant filmmaking in a compact little jewel box. I watched "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" and it packs a powerful punch in a short period of time. ![]()
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